Factors Influencing Pharmacy Students' Attendance Decisions in Large Lectures

Westrick, Salisa C.; Helms, Kristen L.; McDonough, Sharon K.; Breland, Michelle L.

doi:10.5688/aj730583

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“…7,14 Absenteeism is especially concerning in health professions programs because it is associated with poorer academic performance, may decrease morale of educators and students who attend class, and may necessitate repetition of information for those who missed previous lectures. 13 American…”

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“…The reasons that pharmacy students report missing live class sessions include illness, tiredness, work related to other courses, not learning during class, attendance not impacting course grade, course content being available from another source, and a low level of course difficulty. 13 Educators concerned with course attendance may choose to incorporate motivating factors for live class attendance, such as pop quizzes and interactive class sessions. Additionally, some argue the decision to record lectures should not be based on the effect on class attendance but on whether it facilitates student learning.…”

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“…11,12 A study of pharmacy student attendance found course content availability from another source to be a reason for nonattendance; however, the study did not address classroom lecture capture technology. 13 Some data exist regarding lecture recording in medical school curriculums with students reporting mostly favorable experiences. 8,12,14 One study reviewing both student and faculty perceptions noted that faculty members were less positive about classroom lecture capture.…”

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Student and Faculty Perceptions of Lecture Recording in a Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum

Maynor

Barrickman

Stamatakis

et al. 2013

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To describe students' and faculty members' perceptions of the impact of lecture recording in a doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum. Methods. Second-and third-year pharmacy students and faculty members completed an anonymous survey instrument regarding their perceptions of lecture recording with 2 classroom lecture capture software programs, Camtasia Studio and Wimba Classroom. Results. Most students (82%) responded that Camtasia was very helpful and almost half (49%) responded that Wimba Classroom was helpful (p,0.001). Forty-six percent of the students reported being more likely to miss a class that was recorded; however, few students (10%) reported using recordings as a substitute for attending class. The most common concern of faculty members was decreased student attendance (27%). Conclusion. Pharmacy students consider lecture recordings beneficial, and they use the recordings primarily to review the lecture. While faculty members reported concerns with decreased attendance, few students reported using recordings as an alternative to class attendance.

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Student and Faculty Perceptions of Lecture Recording in a Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum

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Barrickman

Stamatakis

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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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“…11 One study showed that 80% of medical students chose to attend specific lectures dependent on the lecture topic itself, while another found that 69% of students cite interest in the topic as a key reason for attendance. 53,54 Even though the argument on the comparative benefits of different instructional designs (e.g., small group discussion, problem based learning, lectures, tutorials, practical demonstrations, and bed side clinical teaching) continues 11 ,skipping class is expected to be unbeneficial for learning even the best and most sophisticated instructional designs used by educators. Even lecture-based teaching seems to provide substantial benefits for learning to take place despite its didactic in nature 55 , poor feedback, and inability to engage in authentic practice.…”

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Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Review

Sharmin

Azim

Choudhury

et al. 2017

Anwer Khan Mod Med Coll J

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REVIEW ARTICLEnew problem. 3 Number of causative factors has been suggested. 4 With the revolution in the electronic equipment 5 there are varieties of computer based softwares to assist in making the lectures more presentable, interesting and interactive, thus making the traditional teaching effective. 6 Despite this development low attendance at lectures is still an issue. Absenteeism at higher education level affects the learning process of the students as well as the final result at the end of academic session. 7,8 Several studies identify internal and external factors associated with academic performance. Class absenteeism is one of the factor that has negative effect on the mastery of the academic curriculum. One of the most useful work done by Kelland et al 8 reported that a decrease in the examination result IntroductionOne of the most vital considerations among students in higher educational level is academic performance though there are some differences in performance among the students. 1 The goal of undergraduate medical education is to produce a physician with adequate knowledge of health and diseases, reasonable medical skills and a healthy attitude towards patients and their families. 2 Student attendance is thought to be an important factor in the academic performance of medical students on the basis that clinical contact and teaching are necessary to develop competence. Lectures remain one of the important modes of teaching in many medical colleges despite adaptation of new curriculum. It is easy to deliver knowledge through lecture to a large number of students and logistically saving resources. Low attendance in lectures is not a Absenteeism refers to the frequent absence from classes without any good reason. In spite of compulsory attendance rule, individual students, parents, institute and society suffer when students do not attend classes in medical college on regular basis. Student absenteeism is a concern in higher education especially medical education. Student's absenteeism results in inadequate learning and poor academic performance. Despite the strict rules, absenteeism is an on-going problem in many universities and a phenomenon that is also on the rise in universities worldwide. There is extensive literature on the link between absenteeism and lack of subject matter interest, poor teaching strategies, unfavorable learning environment,excessive socialization among students, part-time jobs, ill health, sleeplessness and poor relations with lecturers. In addition, accessibility of lecture content in the form of online slides, videos and audios has their own contribution to absenteeism. Early detection and prevention might prevent unwanted consequences of absenteeism on medical students' academic performance.Medical colleges should pay more attention and take immediate measures on those who starting to absent from classes because they might need support from them. Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A ReviewKey Wards: Absenteeism, medical students ABSTRACT AKMMC...

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“…In the same study, negative variables that contributed to poor classroom attendance included the class being either before or after an examination in another course, faculty members who do not supplement their provided notes, personal logistics, and extended breaks of 2 hours or more between classes. A second study of pharmacy students by Westrick and colleagues 10 identified that the primary reasons students come to class is a desire to take their own notes and an impression that the instructor might provide information as to what was most important to study from the volume of information presented. Emphasizing the importance of what motivates students can also be seen in the latest ACPE standards.…”

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